Roles and Responsibilities :
- Be responsible for growing the Sourcing function for certain Category/ Categories by identifying and growing Suppliers to meet Business Plans.
- Work with cross-functional teams to drive the execution of projects.
- Resolve commercial situations, build strong trust-based relationships with suppliers & team
- Generate and implement efficient sourcing and category management strategies to meet business requirements.
- Identify and assess new and existing supplier capabilities and make recommendations on supplier acceptability.
- Conduct qualification & competitive analysis of Suppliers products/services
- Contract and price negotiations with suppliers and ensuring setup of contracts with the right checks and balances.
- Act as a specialist for his/her Categories - Market Intelligence, Data Analytics, Contract Management, Support for tools like eSourcing, Contract Lifecycle Management, and Procurement Master Data.
- Optimize sourcing procedures to attain maximum efficiency
- Develop alternate source & risk mitigation strategies
Desired Candidate Profile :
- Proven experience of 5-7 years in Sourcing and Supplier management
- Demonstrated ability to negotiate pricing and contracts
- Ability to build trust-based relationships with suppliers & team
- Ability to present information (prepare reports, rationale and recommendations clearly and concisely to all levels of management
- Strong organizational, analytical and project management skills
- Demonstrated strong self-initiative, sense of urgency and customer relationship building skills
- Ability to multi-task and be proactive and independent in a fast paced and dynamic environment -Reasonable knowledge of Sourcing and Procurement, Price and Contract negotiation, Supplier/ Product Evaluation
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